With the Texas state championships finishing up on Saturday, the 2018 season has officially come to an end. With that, it’s time to take a look back at some of the Heels major targets’ 2018 seasons. We start by looking at the Heels current commits, followed by the Heels targets in the current four classes to be offered.
Commits
2019
4✮ PRO Sam Howell- Sun Valley (Indian Trail, NC)
179–229, 3240 yds, 36 TD, 8 INT, 175 rush, 1392 yds, 17 TD
Howell was one of the top quarterbacks in the state of North Carolina once again on his way to Gatorade Player of the Year Honors and Arnold R. Solomon Player of the Year awards in the state of North Carolina. Howell was also named the offensive player of the year in the Southern Carolina Conference. Although his team was knocked out in the 2nd round of the 3AA state playoffs, it was another fantastic season for one of the state’s greatest quarterbacks of all time.
4✮ WR Khafre Brown- West Mecklenburg (Charlotte, NC)
51 rec, 860 yds, 9 TD, 22 rush, 59 yds, TD, 5 KR, 35.8 avg, TD
Brown finished his high school career with the best statistical season of his career. Brown played all 12 games and his performance resulted in first team All-South Meck 7 Conference Honors and Brown was a key in West Meck’s run to the state quarterfinals, their deepest playoff run in years.
3✮ OT Triston Miller- Charlotte Country Day (Charlotte, NC)
12 ttkl, 4.0 TFL, 1.5 scks
Miller played both sides of the ball this season for a Charlotte Country Day team that averaged 187.8 yards rushing per game. Miller was key cog in an offensive line unit that allowed the Buccaneers to go on a state championship run, and claim their first state championship since 2010.
3✮ WR Emery Simmons- South View (Hope Mills, NC)
55 rec, 997 yds, 12 TD, 8 ttkl, INT, 3 PD, 16 KR, 25.7 avg
Simmons led the way receiving for South View and combined that with his solid season as the teams kick returner and you can see why he was named a first team All-Patriot Conference selection and helped his quarterback, Donovan Brewington, earn the conference’s offensive player of the year honors. Simmons and South View were knocked out of the 4A state playoffs in the second round.
3✮ RB Josh Henderson- Hun School (Princeton, NJ)
80 rush, 833 yds, 7 TD, 10 rec, 162 yds, 2 TD
Henderson had another strong season to close his his high school season, as he put these stats up while only playing an eight game schedule with the Hun School. His 10.4 yards per carry were enough to earn him first team All-Mid-Atlantic Prep Conference Honors and a conference championship title (Hun School can not qualify for any of the New Jersey state championship brackets because of the conference they are a part of.
3✮ S Giovanni Biggers- The Boy’s Latin School (Baltimore, MD)
No Stats
Unfortunately, MaxPreps does not have Biggers senior stats, but he was named to the All-MIAA B Region team. The Boy’s Latin School did not qualify for the Maryland state playoffs.
3✮ S Khadry Jackson- Windermere Prep (Windermere, FL)
40 ttkl, 13.0 TFL, 2.0 scks, FR, 18 rec, 404 yds, 6 TD, 25 rush, 118 yds, 2 TD
Jackson’s athleticism allowed him to be used on both sides of the football and he was effective wherever he was at. Jackson was named an All-Sunshine State Athletic Conference first teamer and helped Windermere Prep advance to the Sunshine State state semifinals.
3✮ WR Welton Spottsville- Havelock (Havelock, NC)
48 rec, 987 yds, 13 TD, 25 rush, 347 yds, 6 TD, 12 ttkl, 1.0 sck, FR
Spottsville had a fantastic senior season, as he led Havelock in all of the major receiving categories. Unfortunately, the Coastal 3A all-conference teams won’t be announced until mid-January, but one would expect Spottsville to be a first team selection. Spottsville and Havelock were upset in the 3A state semifinals as they were looking for back-to-back state championship appearances.
3✮ OT Asim Richards- Haverford School (Haverford, PA)
17 ttkl, 2.0 scks, FR
Richards didn’t as much defensively as he did a year ago, as he was focused on building himself as an offensive lineman. He did just that, as he earned first team All-Inter Atlantic Conference honors, despite Haverford having a rough season in which they missed the playoffs.
3✮ Kamari Morales- Lincoln (Tallahassee, FL)
48 rec, 482 yds, 4 TD, 24 rush, 80 yds, 3 TD, 2–4, 73 yds, TD, 0 INT, 4 ttkl, 13 punts, 11.8 avg
Morales was used in so many different ways for Lincoln this season and had a solid finish to his career. Currently the conference teams have not been released, but Morales was all-state a year ago, so expect him to at least be all-conference this season. Morales’ senior season ended in the second round of the 7A state playoffs.
3✮ SDE Tomari Fox- Collins Hill (Suwanee, GA)
71 ttkl, 15.0 TFL, 8.0 scks, 13 QB hur, 2 FF, FR
Fox had a breakout senior season. Fox was named first team All-Region 6 and first team All-Gwinnett County for his efforts this season, but unfortunately Fox and his teammates didn’t get the chance to play in the playoffs, as Collins Hill finished the regular season at 3–8.
3✮ CB Storm Duck- Boiling Springs (Boiling Springs, SC)
3 INT
Unfortunately, the only stat available on MaxPreps for Duck is his interceptions, but that is a good number for him, as he entered 2018 with just one career interception. So far, it doesn’t appearance that the all-region teams have been released, but Duck should have a good chance to make an appearance when they are released. Duck and Boiling Springs were eliminated in the first round of the AAAAA playoffs.
3✮ SDE Kevin Hester- North Cobb (Kennesaw, GA)
37 ttkl, 6.0 scks
Hester played well in his first year of organized football to get him on people’s radars. Hester appears to have missed the all-conference team, but that doesn’t take away from the good season he had. North Cobb finished the regular season 6–4, but did not qualify for the AAAAAAA playoffs.
3✮ WR Justin Olson- North Mecklenburg (Huntersville, NC)
63 rec, 1106 yds, 14 TD, 6 KR, 45.8 avg, TD, 14 PR, 18.3 avg, 2 TD
Olson had a phenomenal senior season, easily the best year of his career, in 2018. Olson received first team All-I-Meck honors and was named the conference’s special teams player of the year. Olson and North Meck were knocked out in the first round of the 4AA state playoffs.
3✮ SDE Kristian Varner- Hiram (Hiram, GA)
44 ttkl, 4.0 scks, FF
Varner had a solid year to close out his high school career. Varner’s season wasn’t enough to land him on the all-region teams in the AAAAA Region 7 and he and his teammates were left out of the AAAAA playoffs following a 4–6 season.
3✮ OT Wyatt Tunall- Chester (Chester, SC)
38 pancake blks.
Tunall had a strong close to his career, as part of an offensive line that paved the way for a unit that averaged 280.9 yards rushing per game. Tunall was in the running for Mr. Football in the state of South Carolina and was a key member of a Chester team that went a perfect 15–0 and concluded the season with their first state title since 1963.
3✮ CB Obi Egbuna- Charlotte Christian (Charlotte, NC)
41 ttkl, 3.0 TFL, 2.0 scks, 5 INT, 12 PD
Egbuna had another good season for the Knights. Expect him to get heavy consideration for all-county when that team is revealed in the coming weeks. That honor would be added to Egbuna state championship ring, as the Knights finished with a perfect 11–0 record to win back-to-back state titles.
2✮ P Ben Kiernan- Wakefield (Raleigh, NC)
39 punts, 45.8 avg, 23 inside the 20
Kiernan looked about as good as you possibly can at the punter spot this season. Kiernan was part of a Wakefield team that finished 5–7 and lost in the first round of the 4AA state playoffs, a huge improvement over last year’s 0–11 record.
2✮ LS Drew Little- North Stanly (New London, NC)
127 ttkl, 4.0 scks, 2 FR, 2 INT
Little will be brought to Carolina as a long snapper, but this season he was also a star at linebacker. So far, the All-Yadkin Valley Conference team has not been released, but one would think he will be one of the headliners when that team is released. Little and his North Stanly teammates were knocked out of the playoffs in the quarterfinals to eventual state title winner Tarboro.
2020
3✮ RB Elijah Burris- Mountain Island Charter (Mt. Holly, NC)
194 rush, 2832 yds, 34 TD, 9 rec, 173 yds, 2 TD, 2 KR, 27.5 avg
Burris was one of the top players in the state of North Carolina, as he finished second in the state in rushing yards and third in the state in rushing touchdowns. Burris was the Southern Piedmont offensive player of the year and a first team All-Southern Piedmont member, and one would also expect him to be in the running for Mecklenburg County player of the year. Unfortunately for Burris and Mountain Island, they were bounced from the playoffs in the first round.
Targets
2019
5✮ OT Darnell Wright- Huntington (Huntington, WV)
No Stats Available
3✮ OT Damarcus Mills- Mooresville (Mooresville, NC)
No Stats Available
4✮ WDE Ja’Darien Boykin- Jones County (Gray, GA)
52 ttkl, 22.0 TFL, 13.0 scks, 4 QB hur, 2 FF, 2 FR
3✮ SDE Raymond Vohasek- College of DuPage (Glen Ellyn, IL)
33 ttkl, 12.0 TFL, 8.5 scks, 2 FF, PD
3✮ OLB Eugene Asante- Westfield (Chantilly, VA)
No Stats Available
3✮ OLB Octavius Brothers- Rockledge (Rockledge, FL)
99 ttkl, 6.0 TFL, 1.0 sck, 5 INT, TD, 13 PD, 8–17, 92 yds, 2 TD, INT, 5 rush, 30 yds, 17 rec, 335 yds, 2 TD
2020
3✮ RB Trenton Simpson- Mallard Creek (Charlotte, NC)
No Stats Available
4✮ WR Muhsin Muhammad III- Myers Park (Charlotte, NC)
58 rec, 1003 yds, 8 TD, 6 rush, 95 yds, 2 TD, 14 PR, 15.1 avg, 2 TD, 17 punts, 36.5 avg
4✮ WR Mike Wyman- Dudley (Greensboro, NC)
46 rec, 664 yds, 5 TD, 2 PR, 13.0 avg
4✮ WR Ray Grier- South Point (Belmont, NC)
27 rec, 541 yds, 7 TD, 23 rush, 155 yds, TD, 11 ttkl, 1.0 TFL, 2 INT, 4 KR, 24.5 avg, 10 PR, 24.0 avg, 3 TD
4✮ WR Josh Downs- North Gwinnett (Suwanee, GA)
37 rec, 624 yds, 9 TD, 2 rush, 36 yds, TD, 5 PR, 11.2 avg
3✮ WR Jhari Patterson- A.C. Reynolds (Asheville, NC)
67 rec, 1192 yds, 10 TD, 25 rush, 243 yds, 2 TD, 2 ttkl, INT, 13 KR, 36.6 avg, TD, 2 PR, 15.1 avg
3✮ WR Deajaun McDougle- Deerfield Beach (Deerfield Beach, FL)
No Stats Available
3✮ TE Kendall Karr- Stuart Cramer (Belmont, NC)
38 rec, 635 yds, 7 TD, 4 rush, -5 yds, TD, 6 ttkl, 1.0 TFL, 1.0 sck, FR
4✮ OT Mitchell Mayes- Sanderson (Raleigh, NC)
1 ttkl
3✮ OT Anton Harrison- Archbishop Carroll (Washington, DC)
11 ttkl, 1.0 TFL, 8 QB hur, FR
3✮ OT Aaryn Parks- National Christian Academy (Fort Washington, MD)
18 pancake blks., 6 ttkl, 1.0 TFL, 1.0 sck
UR OG R.J. Adams- Woodbridge (Woodbridge, VA)
2 ttkl (1 game)
UR OG Anthony Carter Jr.- Butler (Matthews, NC)
No Stats Available
UR OG Malik McGowan- Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte, NC)
No Stats Available
5✮ WDE Desmond Evans- Lee County (Sanford, NC)
69 ttkl, 25.0 TFL, 12.0 scks, 16 QB hur, FF, FR, TD, Blk punt, 1 rec, 11 yds
4✮ SDE Jacolbe Cowan- Providence Day (Charlotte, NC)
23 ttkl, 1.0 TFL, 2.0 scks, 3 FF, FR, 1 rec, 6 yds
4✮ SDE Myles Murphy- Southwest Guilford (High Point, NC)
53 ttkl, 8.0 TFL, 10.0 scks
UR DT Jerzhan Newton- Clearwater Central Catholic (Clearwater, FL)
38 ttkl, 6.5 TFL, 6.0 scks, FF, 2 FR, 19 rush, 63 yds, TD, 4 rec, 11 yds, 2 KR, 31.5 avg
UR DT Wisdom Asaboro- Covenant Day School (Matthews, NC)
No Stats Available
UR ILB Solomon Sutton- Vance (Charlotte, NC)
No Stats Available
3✮ OLB Tyler Berrog- Atlantic (Port Orange, FL)
No Stats Available
UR OLB Mohamed Kaba- Clinton (Clinton, NC)
No Stats Available
4✮ CB Joshuah Moten- National Christian Academy (Fort Washington, MD)
18 ttkl, FR, 4 INT, 7 PD, 1 rush, -4 yds
4✮ S Cameron Roseman-Sinclair- Myers Park (Charlotte, NC)
69 ttkl, FF, 2 INT, 6 PD
UR S Isaiah Fisher-Smith- Page (Greensboro, NC)
73 ttkl, 2.5 TFL, 2.0 scks, FF, 2 PD, Blk punt
4✮ ATH Ladarius Tennison- Rockledge (Rockledge, FL)
130 rush, 1055 yds, 12 TD, 13 rec, 356 yds, 5 TD, 124 ttkl, 38.0 TFL, 10.0 scks, 18 QB hur, 4 FF, FR, INT, TD, 2 Blk FGs, 6 KR, 18.8 avg, 5 PR, 27.2 avg, TD
3✮ ATH Jabari Small- Briarcrest Christian (Memphis, TN)
141 rush, 1118 yds, 12 TD, 21 rec, 244 yds, 3 TD, 2 ttkl, INT, 7 KR, 35.3 avg, TD, 1 PR, 35.0 avg
UR ATH Ja’Qurious Conley- Northside-Jacksonville (Jacksonville, NC)
72 rush, 517 yds, 7 TD, 11 rec, 290 yds, 3 TD, 79 ttkl, 7.0 TFL, 2 FF, 1 FR, 3 INT, 3 PD, TD, 11 KR, 38.8 avg, 2 TD, 5 PR, 27.4 avg, TD, Blk FG
2021
4✮ PRO Brock Vandagriff- Prince Avenue Christian School (Bogart, GA)
192–296, 3190 yds, 28 TD, 7 INT, 138 rush, 1001 yds, 23 TD, 1 rec, 0 yds, 2 ttkl
UR PRO Aaron McLaughlin- Buford (Buford, GA)
No Stats Available
UR PRO Kyle McCord- St. Joseph’s (Philadelphia, PA)
No Stats
UR PRO Drake Maye- Myers Park (Charlotte, NC)
No Stats
5✮ DUAL Preston Stone- Parish Episcopal School (Dallas, TX)
237–386, 3522 yds, 44 TD, 4 INT, 93 rush, 544 yds, 9 TD
5✮ APB Will Shipley- Weddington (Weddington, NC)
206 rush, 1417 yds, 19 TD, 28 rec, 393 yds, 6 TD, 3–4, 6 yds, 3 TD, 49 ttkl, 2.0 TFL, 1.0 sck, 4 QB hur, 2 INT, 8 PD, 2 KR, 30.0 avg, Blk FG
4✮ RB Evan Pryor- Hough (Cornelius, NC)
146 rush, 912 yds, 10 TD, 24 rec, 277 yds, 4 TD, 14 KR, 21.4 avg
UR RB Kaemen Manley- Eastern Randolph (Ramseur, NC)
No Stats Available
UR RB Irone Jackson- Manatee (Bradenton, FL)
8 rush, 5 yds, 20 rec, 334 yds, 4 TD, 1 KR, 37.0 avg, 4 PR, 11.5 avg
5✮ WR Gavin Blackwell- Sun Valley (Indian Trail, NC)
51 rec, 1136 yds, 19 TD
4✮ WR Kobe Paysour- Kings Mountain (Kings Mountain, NC)
71 rec, 1596 yds, 26 TD, 5 rush, 64 yds, 2 INT, TD
UR WR Jayden Thomas- Pace Academy (Atlanta, GA)
42 rec, 696 yds, 5 TD, 3 rush, 28 yds, 17 ttkl, QB hur, 2 PD
UR WR James Blackstrain- Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy (Melbourne, FL)
39 rec, 715 yds, 6 TD, 9 ttkl, 1.0 TFL, 1 KR, 15.0 avg
UR WR Demario Williams- Plant City (Plant City, FL)
51 rec, 950 yds, 14 TD, 8 ttkl, 1.0 TFL, PD, 2 KR, 60.5 avg, TD, 3 PR, 39.3 avg, TD
UR WR Agiye Hall- Armwood (Seffner, FL)
47 rec, 878 yds, 10 TD, 2 rush, 89 yds, 5 ttkl, 2.0 scks, PD
5✮ OT Micah Morris- Camden County (Kingsland, GA)
No Stats
5✮ OT Landon Tengwall- Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, MD)
No Stats Available
UR OT Andrew Canelas- Leesville Road (Raleigh, NC)
No Stats
5✮ OG Damon Payne- Belleville (Belleville, MI)
No Stats Available
UR WDE Zaire Patterson- Winston-Salem Prep (Winston-Salem, NC)
52 ttkl, 16.0 TFL, 16.0 scks, 25 QB hur, FF, 2 FR, 6 PD
5✮ DT Katron Evans- Granby (Norfolk, VA)
No Stats Available
5✮ DT Payton Page- Dudley (Greensboro, NC)
80 ttkl, 26.0 TFL, 10.0 scks, 21 QB hur, 3 FF
UR DT Desmond Watson- Armwood (Seffner, FL)
44 ttkl, 23.0 TFL, 6.0 scks, 3 QB hur, 3 FF, 2 PD
4✮ ILB Jack Hollifield- Shelby (Shelby, NC)
137 ttkl, 16.0 TFL, 5.0 scks, 2 FR, INT, TD, 4 PD, 1 rec , 9 yds, TD
UR ILB Greg Penn III- DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, MD)
No Stats Available
UR ILB Dameon Wilson- Kings Mountain (Kings Mountain, NC)
No Stats Available
UR ILB Power Echols- Vance (Charlotte, NC)
No Stats Available
UR OLB Zavier Carter- Hapeville Charter (Atlanta, GA)
24 ttkl, 7.0 TFL, 3.0 scks, 2 FF, FR, INT (7 games)
5✮ CB Corey Collier- Miami Palmetto (Miami, FL)
No Stats Available
4✮ CB Gabe Stephens- Mountain Island Charter (Mt. Holly, NC)
118 ttkl, 4.0 TFL, 5.0 scks, 2 FF, FR, 2 PD, 10 rec, 215 yds, 4 TD
UR CB Mario Love Jr.- Hough (Cornelius, NC)
12 ttkl
UR Jalen McCain- The Bullis School (Potomac, MD)
13 ttkl, 2 INT, 3 rec, 35 yds, TD, 2 rush, 1 yd (6 games)
UR CB DeAndre Boykins- Central Cabarrus (Concord, NC)
3 INT, TD, 2 PD, 37 rush, 274 yds, 9 TD, 1 rec, 20 yds, TD, 6 KR, 31.5 avg, 11 PR, 10.5 avg
UR CB Larry Smith- Terry Parker (Jacksonville, FL)
No Stats
UR S Aubrey Burks- Auburndale Senior (Auburndale, FL)
45 ttkl, 2.0 TFL, FF, 2 INT, 3 PD
4✮ ATH Trenton Adkins- Ridgeview (Clintwood, VA)
No Stats
4✮ ATH Kamonte Grimes- Palmetto Ridge (Naples, FL)
43 rush, 130 yds, 2 TD, 21 rec, 223 yds, TD, 23–43, 241 yds, 2 INT, 15 ttkl
4✮ ATH Rodney Hammond- B.T. Washington (Norfolk, VA)
190 rush, 1426 yds, 8 TD, 11 rec, 184 yds, TD, INT, TD
UR ATH Dedrick Smith- Robert E. Lee (Jacksonville, FL)
No Stats Available
UR ATH Dontavius Nash- Hunter Huss (Gastonia, NC)
50 ttkl, FR, TD, 2 INT, 4 PD, 8 rec, 163 yds, TD, 3 KR, 18.3 avg, 1 PR, 8.0 avg
UR ATH Bryce Steele- Episcopal (Alexandria, VA)
43 ttkl, 9.0 TFL, 6.0 scks, FF, 4 rush, 7 yds, TD, 5 rec, 55 yds
2022
UR WR Syveion Ellis- Brunswick (Brunswick, GA) No Stats Available
UR WDE K.J. Miles- St. Peter’s Prep (Jersey City, NJ)
2 ttkl, QB hur
UR WDE Travis Shaw- Grimsley (Greensboro, NC)
52 ttkl, 13.0 TFL, 1.0 sck, 6 QB hur, 2 FR
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